desktop and file folders do not refresh automatically

Anonymous
2022-01-29T18:13:47+00:00

how do I fix desktop and file folders that do not refresh automatically?

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Files, folders, and storage

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Anonymous
2022-04-07T06:26:32+00:00

If you are using Windows 11, you can try this:

  1. Open File Explorer
  2. On the top bar, click the right most "..." to open more option
  3. Click "option"

there are three tabs on the top, what you have to do is to click the "restore to default" button on each tab.

remember to click "apply".

Hope this help.

Frank

THANKS - VERY GOOD

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  1. Anonymous
    2023-10-25T02:57:42+00:00

    Thank you very much, it work with me

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  2. Anonymous
    2023-11-09T14:19:11+00:00

    This may be the latest reason for this. I had this problem in the past and it started recently to occur again. Did I map any network drives? No. But what did happen, strange as it sounds was to boot up an old laptop that had mappings. I had noticed that two new mappings for that computer appeared when I open Exploder. The problem is that I can't delete the devices. Perhaps I'll have to turn on the old laptop and have it up and running for this PC to delete the network mappings. Sounds like **** but... It's Microsoft.

    Also, this sounds a bit scary to just see these old mappings show up out of the blue. But after some thought I suppose it probably isn't that scary as I had authorized the computer in the past to access network shares. Just a reminder to remove sharing from old PCs when no longer using them. Something I'm sure that I will never remember to do.

    In addition and a bit off-topic, if your problem is that file dates/time are no longer sorting correctly, make sure that the column is set to "Date Modified" and it hasn't been changed to simply "Date". I remember this happening from time to time with no explanation.

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  3. Anonymous
    2023-11-21T21:05:59+00:00

    I know this sounds weird, but I also had this same problem, and I also went through many of the troubleshooting advice this blog offered. I also could not resolve my issue of my renamed files not updating. In the Explorer window, I noticed at the top of each column where it says Name, Date, Type, Size, Tags. I must have clicked on the tag's column and changed this setting. At the top where is says tags in the top part of the column, there is a drop box that says unspecified next to Tags. If unspecified is unchecked, the list will not update. Just put a check mark in the box and whaala it worked for me.

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  4. Anonymous
    2023-11-22T10:57:33+00:00

    Uninstalling OneDrive didn't work for me, but Creative Cloud did. Adobe Creative Cloud has a similar file sync folder which was causing this issue for me, since I no longer subscribe to it I just uninstalled it but hopefully there is a way to just remove the folder without uninstalling it if anyone uses Adobe products.

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